Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-12-09

needed and from sources where it can be
most fairly and justly accorded. Nor can
the presentation made of such cOnsidera.
tions be with any degree OF fairness re.
garded as proof of unfriendliness toward
our manufacturing interests or any lack of
appreciation of their Importance. These
interests constitute leading and most
substantial element of our national great
ness and furnish tho, proud proof Of our
cOuntry's progress. But if in the emer-
gency that presses upon lis our manufac-
turers are asked to surrender something
for the public good and to avert disaster
their patriotism, as we'll as grateful rec
! OgnitiOn Of the advantages already offered,
should LEAD them to willing cooperation.
No demand is made that they shall foregO
all the benefits of governmental regard,
but they cannot wait to be admonished of
their duty as we'll as their enlightened self
interest and safety when they are remind
ed of the fact that the financial panic and
tends afford no greater shelter or prOtec-
ton to our manufactures than to our other
! important enterprises. An opportunity for
safe, careful and deliberate reform is now
offered and none of us should be unmind-
ful of time when an abused and irritated
timely and reasonable relief, may insist
upon radical and sweeping recti-
fcation of their wrongs. The difficulty
| attending a wise and fair decision
of our tariff laws is not underestimated. 1t
will require on the part of congress great
labor and care, and especially broad and
national contemplation of the subject and
patriotic disregard Of such local and self
| ish claims as are unreasoEa able and recent
| less of the welfare of the entire country.
| Under our present laws more than 1000
articles are subject to duty. Many of these
do not in any way compete with our manu-
factures and many are hardly worth atten
able reduction can be made in the aggre-
| gate, by adding them to the free list. The
! taxation of luxuries presents no features Of
hardship, but the necessaries of life used
and consumed by all the people, the duty
upon which adds to the cost of living in
| every home, should be greatly cheapened.
The radical
REDUCTION OF THE DUTIES IMPOSED UPON
RAW MATERIAL
used in manufactures or its free impOrta-
ton is, of course, an important factor in
any effort to reduce the price of these
necessaries. 1t would not only relieve
them from the increased cost caused by the
tariff on such material, but the manufac-
tured product being thus cheapened that
|
duct as compensation to Our manufacturers
for the present price of raw material could
| be accordingly modified. Such reduc-
ton or free importation would serve be-
side to largely reduce the revenue. 1t is
not apparent how such change can have
any Injurious effect upon our manufactur-
ers. On the contrary it would appear to
give them
A BETTER CHANCE IN FOREIGN MARKETS
o., oE toto ,l,.>
cheaper their wares by free material.
Thus our people might have the Opportu-
nifty of extending their sales beyond the
limits of home consumption, saving them
from the Oppressive interruption in busi-
ness and the loss caused by glutted do
nestle market and affording their EN-
ployes more certain and steady labor with
its resulting quiet and contentment. The
question thus imperatively presented for
solution should be approached in spirit
other than partisanship ana considered in
the light of that regard for patriotic duty
those intrusted with the veal of a confid-
ing people. But the obligation to declared
party policy and principle is not wanting
to urge prompt and effective action. Both
of the great political parties now represent
ed in the government have byrepeated and
! authoritative declaration condemned the
condition of our laws which permit the col
lection from the people Of unnecessary
revenue and have in the most solemn
| manner
PROMISED IT'S CORRECTION
and neither as citizens or partisans are our
countrymen in mood to cOnd0ne the del
! iberate violation of these pledges. Our
progress toward wise conclusion will not
be improved by dwelling upon theories of
protection and free trade. This savors too
much OF bandying epithets. 1t is condi-
ton which cOnfrOnts us, not theory.
Relief from this condition may involve a
slight reduction Of the advantages which
! we award our home productions, but the
entire withdrawal of such advantages
should not be contemplated. The question
of free trade is absolutely prevalent and
the persistent claim made in certain
quarters that all efforts to save the people
from unjust and unnecessary taxation are
the schemes of mischievous so-called free
traders and far removed from any con-
sideration for the public good. The simple
and plain duty which we owe the people IS
! to reduce taxation to the necessary ex-
| penses Of an economical operation of the
government and to restore to the business
Of the country the money which we hold
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governmental powers. These things can
and should be done
WITH SAFETY TO ALL OUR INDUSTRIES,
without danger to the opportunity for the
remunerative labor which our working
men need, and with benefit to them and all
our people by cheaping their means of
subsistence and increasing the measure OF
their comforts. The constitution provides
that the president shall from time to time
give to the congress information of the
stata OF the union. 1t has been the custom
of the executive in compliance with this
provision to annually exhibit to the con-
gress at the opening of its session the gen.
erai condition of the cOuntry.and to detail
with some particularly the operations of
the digerent executive departments. 1t
would be especially agreeably to follow
this course at the present time and to call
attention to the valuable accomplishments
of these departments during the last fiscal
year, but am SO much impressed with the
paramount importance of the subject 10
which this communication has thus far
been devoted that shall foreg0 the addi'
Il tl0n of any Of these topics and only urge
unou your imUediaI consideration of the